From: "Tim" <tjp314@pacbell.net>

Date: January 16, 2007 5:02:25 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: Got my C9.25 and Fleas working!

I will say, though...

I had a lot of trouble with the cable connection on the Flea2.  Darn

good thing it has screws to attach it to the camera.  Even with these,

I lost connection 3 times when I slewed the telescope.  I had to

tighten them pretty good for this to stop happening, and they're hard

to tighten with bare hands when its cold (the screws are really close

to the cable, and about the same size).  I didn't have a screwdriver

handy, but I will tighten them better before next session.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <tjp314@...> wrote:

Hi Milton:

I was in your neighborhood last night...  Not Calgary, but right next

door to M37 in M36. 

I finally got the two fleas working together on my C9.25 and Megrez 80

over the weekend.  Had to replace the support structure that I'd

welded up with 1.5" steel angle with a massive "stick" of 3x10"

aluminum channel, half an inch thick.  Since I have such a small space

between the doors beneath the scope and the roll off hatch cover, and

the channel takes up twice as much space as the steel angle did, I had

to modify my Celestron Wedge by moving the mounting points for the

latitude plate forward and down.  I also remount the base plate back

one set of bolt holes from the front, and cut off the protruding side

thingys.  So, now I can't sell the wedge (not that I would).  But it's

slightly stiffer, and it all fits the space when rotated horizontal. 

But it could still be a lot stiffer, and a couple inches lower so I

wouldn't have to remove the Megrez before closing the cover.  I'm

going to have to make a whole new wedge, it seems.  But not right now!

Anyway, I experimented with mount control settings with the Flea and

0.6 FR through the C9.25 until I got decent (though not the best,

perhaps?) guiding, and ROUND STARS through the Megrez with the Flea2.

  Best object last night was M36.  When I get home tonight, I'll

process and post an image.

-Tim.